Health

PAXTON — Gibson Area Hospital’s Elite Sport and Fitness held its grand opening Thursday in its new location at 615 N. Railroad Ave. in Paxton and was welcomed with community enthusiasm and excitement, evident by the attendance by people of all ages who came out to see the new facility.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of a bizarre social media trend, teens taking the “Tide Challenge” are posting videos where they put water soluble Tide detergent pods in their mouths, putting themselves at high risk for serious health consequences or death.

The nation’s emergency physicians strongly advise: do not attempt chewing or swallowing detergent or similar chemical products.

GIBSON CITY — A special reception was held recently at Railside Golf Club in Gibson City in recognition of Gibson Area Hospital orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Chris Dangles and the late Dr. George Bark, a family practitioner at Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services’ Paxton Clinic, for receiving the 2017 Physician of Excellence Award from the Illinois Rural Health Association (IRHA).

GIBSON CITY — When Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services’ Elite Performance program expands yet again in upcoming months with the opening of two much larger facilities in both Paxton and Gibson City, it will come with the addition of new equipment that not only the public can use but also possibly the athletic teams at local schools.

GIBSON CITY — Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services announced that two of its doctors — orthopaedic surgeon Chris Dangles and the late George Bark, a family practice physician who died July 24 — have been selected to receive the 2017 Illinois Rural Physicians of Excellence Award.

The boil order is for the west side of town (west of the railroad tracks), according to a news release from Westville-based ERH Enterprises Inc., the company hired to maintain the village’s water system.